The treatment is called intensity-modulated radiation therapy, or IMRT.

Doctors use the IMRT treatment method after removing cancerous lumps from the animal.

Doctors at the Veterinary Cancer Center in Connecticut say there were no signs of nausea or loss of appetite in the animals that were treated with the IMRT method.

“We can kill cancer cells with those dosages of radiation that spares all the normal tissues around that area,” Dr. Gerald Post, a veterinary oncologist says. “Vets are also prescribing new anti-nausea medications to minimize the side effects.”

The latest medical advancements in canine cancer treatment also include a new chemotherapy drug called Palladia which targets certain molecules in cancer cells, in order to kill them.